Day 42: Surf's up

 First things first. THANK YOU DR.AUSTIN!!!!! I got your camera from Orsi yesterday and went to the beach today and made good use of it. I so greatly appreciate your generosity. The camera is perfect.

This is a picture taken last weekend. I swiped it off of my friend Kyah's facebook. Not the greatest picture of me but nice to beable to see with peeps i've been hangin' with lately.  

Out for Saturday dinner last weekend (Right to left) Alex (NYC), me, Dan (Philly), Ant (Auz), Hanna (Sweden), Michelle (Montreal), Kyah (Auz), Tommy (NYC)

I was able to redeam myself on Friday after that horrible randition of Salabasana- Locust Pose... if you could

 even call it that. I totally let go of myself and ran infront of my demonstrators like an airplane (I was presenting dialogue for Full Locust) and increased my intensity during the climax of the posture and kept on going when I missed a word. I was  brilliant. My best one yet forsure. My homework for the next one is to present the dialouge as a character of my choice. I'm still undecided... I'll let you know how it goes.

This weekend was big! Orsi got here safe and sound and we took morning class together on Saturday and met for lunch and grocery shopping afterwards. I showed her around Hill Crest and the resort. I then spent my afternoon waxing Niki's legs and armpits hahaha. My night ended with Satruday night dinner, as always, with some trainees. We went to a new Thai place. Soooooo good. Amazing Pad Thai.

Today I went SURFING!!! Yes, surfing. It was so scary. I met up with my study-buddies, Dan and Alex, in the morning and we went to Pacific Beach. Dan did some investigating and found that we could rent 3 wet suits and 2 boards from 10am-4:30pm for $50. Dan's the man.

We grabed some delish breakfast on a rooftop on the board walk and studied some dialogue.

Alex and Dan practicing some dialoge and patiently awaiting our breakfast

Dan taught me how to surf. We practiced a few times on my towel and then dove in. We stayed where I could touch and I tried to practice popping up on my board on the white crumble from the waves. I only got up on my knees. I could never get my whole body up. It takes so much upper body strength. I was exhausted before I even tried to ride waves.

At some point through all of this, I don't know how, a rip tide came between Dan and I and I got swept out to sea a little bit. Dan had to back off so that he wouldn't get sucked in too but because I didn't know what a rip tide was I just thought he was getting out because I was doing so well on my own and didn't need him anymore. Littly did I know he was notifying the Lifeguard and yelling at Alex to come help him rescue me from the undertoe.

When I realized that I couldn't touch the sand anymore, that I was farther out then the experienced surfers, and that my hotel our towels and bags we set in front of was about 2 football fields away from me, "your so f*cked" ran through my head. I was trying to ride the waves back in but they were so strong that each one would knock me off my board, suck me under for a few seconds, and then pull me back to where I had just paddled from. My next thought was "where the F* is Dan! I'm going to kill him". After what felt like an eternity of paddling I finally got back in and Dan and Alex were running towards me to help with my board. Dan was very appologetic and explained to me what happened. He felt so bad... but rightfully so, I mean, it would have been really helpful to know that we need to swim sideways to get out of a rip tide!

Dan and I re-enacting the rip tide (near death) situation. Dan giving me the thumbs up so that I don't panic and me reaching out and screaming 'I'm going to get you for this'.

The weather was perfect and I was fine in the end. We're going to go back next Sunday again. I'm really hoping to get on my feet next time.

I feel so bad. I haven't had any time to call to message anyone. I've been so busy and its only going to get worse from now until the end unfortunatly. Dialogue is twice a day now, plus teachers are here to get recertified, and the advanced seminar is going on. There are so many people to see and reconnect with. I feel like everytime I have a second to finally sit down another person is at my door to visit or say hi. Its so amazing, but exhausting. Scott, Mom, please don't be mad. I'l call as soon as I can. I'm just so busy! I'm not avoiding you. I really REALLY want to talk to you. I swear!

I love you all so much! Just 3 more weeks to go :)

WEEK 7 STARTS TOMORROW.

XoXo